(7) April 10

Read this file and do the exercises using the text in Chapter 1 and the "Test Yourself" exercises at the end of the chapter.

Today:
PPT lectures
Teach Your HW exercises
Review

For More In-Depth Information: (Optional)

(Read this chapter if you are interested in Linguistics and want detailed information on the structure of the Old English language)

Get a jump on our next topic!

We will start discussing Middle English at the end of class or next week at the latest. Read this file.

More Resources:

Here is a more thorough description of Old English pronunciation. There is a chart at the end that summarizes the rules.
http://wmich.edu/medieval/resources/IOE/pronunciation.html

Pronunciation of Old English Tutorial : Nice charts and there is an audio exercise at the end that you can follow to practice vowel pronunciation.

Lesson 0: Alphabet and Pronunciation: Pronunciation lesson with some exercises at the end from Þæt Eald-Ænglisce Blog

Old English Spelling and Pronunciation lesson from U Calgary. There are many sound files that you can click on.

Paul Meier Dialect Service Consonant and Vowel IPA Tables:

http://www.paulmeier.com/vowels/
http://www.paulmeier.com/consonants/

The Lord's Prayer in Old English:
http://web.archive.org/web/20070419061551/http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/oe/paternoster-oe.html

Electronic Resources for Linguistics:
http://www.wtamu.edu/~mjacobsen/359rec.htm